"Colin Youngs" wrote in message
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Tienen - east of Brussels - reported about 1 cm snow on Monday.

Tienen is well-known for its large sugar factory. The effect of the
extra
water vapour released into the atmosphere by the factory and the
prevailing
freezing fog led to the snowfall. A similar phenomenon occurred in
places
in Germany.

Colin Youngs
Brussels


This effect was not noted in York today, though the smell from the factory
often is.
Perhaps John Whitby may know if it has occurred previously, though I have
heard of similar events in Burton on Trent.

--
David Mitchell, 70m amsl, Langtoft, East Riding of Yorkshire.